US EditionPlan to boost jobs for newly qualified nurses and midwives
ENGLAND, AUG 11 – The NHS aims to remove hiring barriers by allowing early recruitment of newly qualified nurses and midwives, addressing a surplus of graduates with up to three times more candidates than vacancies.
- The UK government announced new measures on 2025-08-11 to allow NHS trusts in England to recruit newly qualified nurses and midwives before vacancies arise.
- This measure addresses the issue of a significant oversupply of nursing graduates, where in certain regions the number of new graduates greatly exceeds the available job openings, creating employment challenges.
- The reforms include an £8 million allocation to convert vacant maternity support roles into midwifery posts and provide graduates access to an online application advice hub.
- Professor Nicola Ranger from the Royal College of Nursing emphasized that the scheme's effectiveness hinges on whether more graduates secure NHS roles, while employers remain uncertain about how the initiative will be fully financed.
- These changes aim to ease recruitment bottlenecks and improve patient care, but ongoing pay disputes and possible strike actions reflect continuing NHS workforce challenges.
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Threat of more NHS strikes despite nurse recruitment shake-up
Fresh measures to allow NHS trusts to take on newly qualified nurses and midwives before vacancies arise may not be enough to prevent further strikes.NHS providers will be able to begin recruiting before vacancies formally arise as part of a “graduate guarantee”, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said. Its change to the recruitment process means trusts will be able to employ new staff based on projected need rather than current hea…
'Uncertainty facing hardworking student nurses must finally be sorted out - here's how' - The Mirror
Writing for The Mirror, Duncan Burton, England's chief nursing officer, says it is only right that everything is done to help nursing and midwifery graduates find a job
DHSC announces job boost for newly qualified nurses and midwives - Birthrights
While we welcome the DHSC's recent announcement that thousands of new jobs will be unlocked for newly qualified nurses and midwives, we are concerned about how this will be implemented effectively and how support will be guaranteed in practice — support for existing staff is equally critical. The post DHSC announces job boost for newly qualified nurses and midwives appeared first on Birthrights.
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